I've been planning to post a review about 30 Kitchen + Bar for a long time now but we just keep coming back to the place, causing a pile up of the food I need to post. So I decided to do a two-part review about it.
30 Kitchen + Bar is just a small restaurant beside the gate of Paradise Village and it's currently our favorite place to eat. They serve great food and alcoholic beverages like beers and cocktails, all of those for a reasonable price.
Bottomless Iced Tea - Php45
Spanish Sardines and Toast - Php90
We tried almost every dish on their menu except for the alcoholic drinks. Let me start with their Spanish Sardines and Toast. They made their own sardines, sautéed in garlic and onions. It was seasoned with salt and pepper and it was just right, the sardines didn't taste fishy at all. Its saltiness goes well with rice or the toasted baguette slice that comes with the dish. I can't stop craving for it after a few days.
Garlic Ribs - Php125
Garlic Ribs are cutlets of pork ribs flavored with garlic powder and deep fried until well done. It was crunchy, tender on the inside and fun to eat. It's a finger food and a good match for beers but you can also order it with rice for a pleasant meal.
Lingurian Fish - Php170
The Lingurian Fish is a two-piece pan-seared fish fillet in pesto sauce. The fish was moist and not flakey while you can taste the basil and nuts on its pesto sauce. It was served with rice but you can change it to mashed potatoes for Php20.
Sausage and Spice - Php145
Sausage and Spice is a tomato-based pasta with thin slices of sausages and it also comes with 2 baguette toasts, all of their pasta dishes comes with it. Their sauce is Italian-style, it's real tomato sauce not canned. The rich flavor of the tomatoes were eminent on the dish and I think I can eat it with just the sauce and the pasta. The distinct flavor of the hungarian sausage adds some texture to the dish too.
Chicken Pesto - Php145
The Chicken Pesto is a pasta with chicken strips in a creamy pesto sauce. I love the sauce because it was so creamy with a hint of herbs and nuts. I expected the chicken to be like the strips of KFC, but it was not. It was fried and cut into small pieces. I think it would've been better if the chicken was battered and deep fried. Well, that's just me.
Creamy Tomato - Php70
Creamy Tomato is a soup made from of course, tomatoes and cream. The flavors of tomato and cream is just delicious and the pepper add some spice and kick into it. You can never go wrong with this dish.
Philly Cheesesteak - Php165
Philly Cheesesteak, it's a sandwich with thinly sliced beef, mushrooms, caramelized onions, mozzarella and cheese sauce in a grilled wheat focaccia bread. It's served with their home-made fries. I like everything in it, from the onions to the cheese sauce and mozzarella except for its beef. It's not tender and you will need time to chew it. It was a bit of a let down because it says on the menu that they are using US Angus beef and it's the beef that should be the main feature of the sandwich. Maybe it was just that time because when our friend had it on another time, she told me that it was great.
Pork Schnitzel - Php160
Pork Schnitzel is a breaded pork cut with white sauce. I remember that it was what I had when we first went to 30 and I was overwhelmed by it. I was surprised by the size of the pork and and even more surprised when I discovered that it was all meat! No bones! It was fried until golden brown until the breading becomes crispy but the meat is still tender while the white sauce tastes like a creamy gravy with diced onions and vegetables. It was so so good! I would recommend this if you visit 30 Kitchen + Bar soon.
Well, this is the end of the first part but I promise, there's more...
30 Kitchen + Bar
Paradise Village Gate
Banilad, Cebu City
+63-32-5188975
+63-32-2390057
